Reading Challenge December 2017

I'm going to try out an incentive system for buying makeup products. For every 100 pages I read, I get $1 towards non-replacement purchases. So far, I'm starting in the negatives. My fiance has also issued a bonus challenge - he'll give me $3 for every mile I run. For my current fitness abilities, I'm doing $3 per mile exercised (I'm currently working off of a walk/run interval program). Hopefully, I'll be able to replace buying makeup with more fulfilling hobbies.

Purchases:
~ Anastasia Beverly Hills 7B eyebrow brush: I got this with my December Sephora coupon. The other item was a gift, so it won't be included in the total; also it was for a Secret Santa with a $25 limit, so assuming the other one was $25, this is the balance: $3.43
~ Becca Rose Quartz highlight: I really wanted this last year, but held out and regretted it. So when it came back recently, I just got it. With tax, it was $40.01
~ Algenist Genius Sampler Set: I've gotten a few foil samples and have wanted to try more of this line. I also had a 20% off coupon and wanted to hit Platinum at Ulta (which I did with this purchase). I'm a little bit ashamed of this one, I have to admit. I spent $63.18 on this - that's a lot of reading.

Books:
~ Saints for All Occasions by J. Courtney Sullivan - 335 pages
~ The Christmas Box by Richard Paul Evans - 125 pages
~ The Mistletoe Inn by Richard Paul Evans - 300 pages
~ The Mistletoe Secret by Richard Paul Evans - 306 pages
~ The Mistletoe Promise by Richard Paul Evans - 251 pages
~ The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry - 311 pages (I didn't finish this book since it was due back at the library and I just didn't like it enough, but that's how much I did read before returning it.)
~ The Dazzling Heights by Katharine McGee - 422 pages
~ Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld - 488 pages

Bonus challenge: Exercise - for every mile I run, I get $3 towards the above purchases
~ 12/12/17 - 2 miles
~ 12/28/17 - 2 miles

Total spent: $106.62
Total read: 2538 pages
Total run: 4 miles ($12)
How am I doing? -$69.24 or -6924 pages

Darn it.

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